Beverage can cooler with sound

ABSTRACT

An insulating can cooler, which plays sounds. The cooler consists of a cylindrical enclosure, which is open on top and enclosed on the bottom. The cooler also consists of a sound device that will activate when a can is inserted in or extracted from the cooler or by pressing external buttons. The recording device will be activated when one button is held in for a period of time.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of the Invention

The present invention combines a typical beverage cooler with sound. There are many different cooler designs and there are many different entertainment devices that play sounds, but there is no beverage cooler that plays sound. The novel idea of adding sound to a beverage cooler will add entertainment value to a normally unentertaining object. Some coolers may have sayings or advertising written on them, but adding sound will take the cooler to a higher entertainment value. The sound device could play music, tell jokes or advertise a company or product. This product will also have the ability for the consumer to record custom messages.

2. Description of the Prior Art

There are no prior art, which combines a beverage cooler with sound. There are many patents of beverage coolers, such as U.S. Pat. No. 5,709,105, which adapt a beverage cooler to a cup holder and U.S. Pat. No. 6,206,223, which adds a lid to a beverage cooler, but none of these patent uses sound in their design. There are also many sound generation devices such as U.S. Pat. No. 5,915,734 GREETING CARD AND SOUND, which adds a sound device to a greeting card and U.S. Pat. No. 4,004,815 MINIATURE TOY SOUND DEVICE, which plays a sound when a string is pulled, but there is no type of sound devices placed in a beverage cooler.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

This beverage can cooler is provided in the form of an elongated tube in which a typical twelve-ounce beverage can is easily being inserted and extracted. The tube is closed at the bottom by a disk attached by an adhesive or other suitable means. The cooler may be made of many suitable materials that have good insulating properties, such as open cell plastics, closed cell plastics, thermoplastic, thermoset, cloth or any combination thereof, and not limited to. For entertainment purposes, this can cooler will play various sounds, such as music or phrases when the can is placed inside the cooler, when the can is taken out of the cooler, and when one of the buttons on the outside of the cooler is pressed. The sound device will also have the ability to record custom messages from the end user.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 shows the top view of the CAN COOLER WITH SOUND assembly.

FIG. 2 shows a side view of the CAN COOLER WITH SOUND assembly.

FIG. 3 shows the isometric view of the CAN COOLER WITH SOUND assembly.

FIG. 4 shows inside view of CAN COOLER WITH SOUND assembly.

FIG. 5 shows isometric exploded view of CAN COOLER WITH SOUND assembly.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

The BEVERAGE CAN COOLER WITH SOUND as show in FIGS. 1-5, includes a typical can cooler with a sound module.

The BEVERAGE CAN COOLER WITH SOUND consists of an ELONGATED TUBE (balloon 1), BOTTOM (balloon 2), END CAPS (balloon 3), and SOUND MODULE (balloon 4, 5, 6, 7).

The ELONGATED TUBE will be constructed such that a typical twelve-ounce beverage can is easily being inserted and extracted; and may be made out of various insulating materials; and the ELONGATED TUBE (balloon 1) will have a pocket cut, to allow the insertion of the SOUND MODULE (balloon 4, 5, 6, 7) into the wall of the ELONGATED TUBE (balloon 1); and have holes cut to allow the sound from the SPEAKER (balloon 7) to escape; and have holes cut for the buttons to extrude through the outside and inside wall.

The BOTTOM (balloon 2) will be made out of various insulating materials; and will be adhered too the ELONGATED TUBE (balloon 1).

The END CAPS (balloon 3) will enclose the sound module pocket; and be adhered too the ELONGATED TUBE (balloon 1).

The SOUND MODULE will consist of a TOP CASE (balloon 4), a BOTTOM CASE (balloon 5), a PCB (balloon 6) and a SPEAKER (balloon 7).

The TOP CASE (balloon 4) and BOTTOM CASE (balloon 5) purpose is to provide a means of holding the PCB (balloon 6) and speaker (balloon 7) together; and also provide some protection against moisture, shock, and external forces.

The PCB (balloon 6) will provide the electronics, software and hardware necessary to activate the speaker which will play predetermined sounds such as phrases or music when a can is inserted or extracted from the cooler; and when the external buttons mounted onto the PCB (balloon 6) is pressed. 

1. The combination of a can cooler and a sound device, which will play various sounds or messages.
 2. A can cooler, which may be constructed using various materials and methods.
 3. Self contained sound module assembly.
 4. Sound plays when can is inserted.
 5. Sound plays when can is extracted.
 6. Sound plays when external buttons are pushed.
 7. The ability for end user to record custom sounds or messages. 